Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

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What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy.

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

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Sandra Gorel

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone: Series 1: Part Three - 1991

Part Three - 1991

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Hardliners try a coup. Power slips through their shaking hands. Money replaces ideology.

The empire strikes back. Hardliners attempt a coup. Power slips through their shaking hands. Oligarchs publish a manifesto. Money will replace all ideology. Yeltsin seizes power.

The empire strikes back. The hardliners bring tanks to Moscow. But power slips through their shaking hands. The Oligarchs publish their manifesto for the future. Money will replace all ideologies. It is safer. Yeltsin seizes power and abolishes communism. Parts of the old Russian empire, including  Chechnya and Ukraine, demand their freedom too.

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